Robert Frederick Lau

Background

Lau, Robert Frederick was born on December 21, 1885 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review Robert Julius and Katherine (Steffler) Lau.

Education

Graduate Trinity School, New York City, 1904. Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1908, Master of Arts, 1910. Fellow General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1911-1913, Bachelor of Sacred Theology, 1912.

South.T.D., University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scoti, 1918.

Career

Beatrix. Deacon, 1911, priest, 1912, Protestant Episcopal Church. Assistant Saint Paul’s Church, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1911-1913. Rector Saint Mark’s Church, Mendham, New Jersey, 1913-1917, Saint John's Church, Bayonne, New Jersey, 1918-1925.

Assistant foreign born work, National Council Protestant Episcopal Church, 1925-1930.

Vice counselor on ecclesiastical relations, Protestant Episcopal Church, 1930-1933, counselor, December 1933-April 1936. Priest on staff of Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, 1935.

Dean Cathedrale de la Sainte Trinite, Portuguese au Prince, Haiti, 1936-1937. Chaplain and instructor, Rectory School, Pomfret, Connecticut, 1938-1939.

Now rector Saint Paul’s Church, Spring Valley, New York, and Saint John's Church, New City, New York Delaware to Synod of 2d Province, 1921, 22, 24.

Examining chaplain Diocese of Newark, 1921-1925. President Conseil d’Avis, Missionary District of Haiti. Examining chaplain to the bishop of Haiti, 1936.

Assistant Chapel of the Intercession, Trinity Parish, New York, 1937.

Achievements

• Robert Frederick Lau has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Alpha Chi Rho.

Connections

Married Helene Catherine Riexinger, June 14, 1911 (died 1925). Married second, Anna Charlotte Werner, December 27, 1926. Children: Robert John, Leicester Edwin.

Father:

Review Robert Julius Lau

Mother:

Katherine (Steffler) Lau

Spouse:

Anna Charlotte Werner

Spouse:

Helene Catherine Riexinger

child:

Leicester Edwin Lau

child:

Robert John Lau